Firstly, it's pretty clear that, as protection for healthcare workers specifically, proper masks>home-made This is not surprisingpic.twitter.com/WZMCRapKow
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Firstly, it's pretty clear that, as protection for healthcare workers specifically, proper masks>home-made This is not surprisingpic.twitter.com/WZMCRapKow
For healthcare workers with no other option (the title is "last resort"), cloth masks may provide some physical barrierpic.twitter.com/moJYzHgXis
It's also worth noting that, in this study, there was a higher rate of infection seen in cloth masks wearers even in subgroup analyses This may be because of fabric quality or cleanliness of the maskspic.twitter.com/laYMCfbUlA
Which brings us to the key take-home IF YOU ARE GOING TO WEAR A HOME-MADE MASK, CLEAN IT OFTEN, AND HAVE A SPAREpic.twitter.com/xqqvjUyiuO
This advice is, of course, primarily for healthcare workers who are using masks as a last resort, but I think is reasonable for anyone
If you are going to make/wear your own mask, use a high-quality fabric, clean it as much as possible, and have a spare so you can rotate between them
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